Luis Diaz has been the subject of transfer speculation for several weeks now.

Reports began to emerge following Liverpool’s title parade that Luis Diaz could be considering a move away from the club amid interest from some of Europe’s top clubs.

Since then, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have emerged as the teams most interested in signing the Colombian, with the Bavarians submitting two bids so far.

According to BILD, Bayern Munich have currently paused negotiations with Stuttgart player Nick Woltemade to focus on Luis Diaz.

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This shows a real sign of intent from the Bundesliga side to get Liverpool’s winger.

Bayern Munich are said to be remaining positive about the situation, with Dreesen and Eberl keen to focus on negotiations with Liverpool and finalise a deal soon.

Any potential idea that Luis Diaz will be leaving this summer has taken another significant step after Luis Diaz wasn’t involved in Liverpool’s most recent pre-season friendly.

He didn’t feature against Preston North End last week, and he has now also been left out of the squad that carried out a behind-closed-doors friendly against Stoke City at the AXA Training Centre today.

Arne Slot could just be giving Diaz more time to rest, but that is unlikely given how important it is to build the senior players’ fitness up ahead of what will be another gruelling season where Liverpool will compete across four major competitions.

You feel as if there is a lot still to happen for Liverpool during this transfer window when it comes to departures.

With Fabrizio Romano confirming the signing of Hugo Ekitike to Liverpool earlier today, it now reinforces the point that Liverpool need to potentially oversee six departures to balance the books.

Luis Diaz is a player that could be one of those departures, as his wage demands refuse to meet what Liverpool are willing to offer him.

But this is football, and a lot an still happen between now and the end of the transfer window.

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